is of the same age as itself and is also at the same time becoming older and younger than itself.” “I see no escape from that.” “But the one had nothing to do with such affections.” “No, it had not.” “It has nothing to do with time, and does not exist in time.” “No, that is the result of the argument.”“Well, and do not the words 'was,' 'has become,' and 'was becoming' appear to denote participation in past time?” “Certainly.”